Lessons Learned from 12 Years as an Author Entrepreneur

In this solo episode, I talk about my lessons learned from 12 years as a full-time author entrepreneur. You can read/listen to previous updates at TheCreativePenn.com/timeline. In the intro, Finding readers [ALLi blog]; Writing the Shadow Kickstarter. Today's show is sponsored byProWritingAid, writing and editing software that goes way beyond just grammar and typo checking. With its detailed reports on how to improve your writing and integration with Scrivener, ProWritingAid will help you improve your bookbeforeyou send it to an editor, agent or publisher. Check it out for free or get 25% off the premium edition atwww.ProWritingAid.com/joanna Joanna Penn writes non-fiction for authors and is an award-nominated, New York Times and USA Today bestselling thriller author as J.F. Penn. She’s also an award-winning podcaster, creative entrepreneur, and international professional speaker. You can listen above or onyour favorite podcast appor read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below. Show Notes Memoir is one of the hardest and most rewarding genres Disruption is inevitable. If you don't disrupt yourself, you will be disrupted. Disrupting my creative process with generative AI tools Disrupting my publishing and marketing process with Kickstarter and Shopify How much do I rely on Amazon for book sales and total business income? You can support the podcast on Patreon.com/thecreativepenn and get a lot more behind-the-scenes business and AI insights. You can sign up for my Author Blueprint here. You can buy my books for authors at www.CreativePennBooks.com and my fiction and memoir at www.JFPennBooks.com. Sign up for my next Kickstarter here: Writing the Shadow: Turn Your Inner Darkness Into Words. Lessons Learned from 12 Years as an Author Entrepreneur Twelve years ago, inSept 2011, I left my day job to become a full-time author-entrepreneur. Every year since I have reflected on the journey and what I learn along the way. Mychallenges change and grow along with the businessand you will likely be at a different stage, but I hope that you find my lessons learned useful along your own author pat